Spacer for hair waving



Sept. 21, 11943. M, L UR 2,330,128

SPACER FOR HAIR WAVING Filed July 17. 1942 INVENTOR. MARY L. UB8

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Patented Sept. 21, 1943 UNITED STATES NT OFFICE Claims.

This invention relates to curling hair of relatively long strands, and more particularl to impressing curls of diiferent types in different parts of the strands of hair. The invention is an improvement upon that described and claimed in my Patent No. 2,171,956 which issued September 5, 1939,and is incorporated as a part of the disclosure here.

More particularly, the invention relates to making the spacer or spacers of flexible and nonrigid material and that which i also absorbent and porous. While the spacers of my prior patent were not designated to be made of any particular material, they were made of material which was substantially rigid and had sharp edges which would cut the hair when tightly wound thereabout if the edges were not smoothed and rounded. Moreover, the spacer or spacers were not inherently porous and absorbent and therefore needed to be perforated with recesses or openings in order not to obstruct the free flow of vapors generated from heating the fluids applied to the hair in the curling or waving treatment.

The aim of this invention to make the spacers of inherently porous and absorbent material and which is sufliciently soft and nonrigid so that their edges need no treatment to prevent them from cutting the hair. Fibrous material, such as paper, has been found to be especially suitable for this purpose. It may be of any desired thickness and composed of one or several plies adhered together.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be made to the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a strand of hair wound about a spindle and spacer embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the spacer; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an improved embodiment of the invention.

Referring to the drawing in which like numerals are used to designate like parts, numeral I is a conventional spindle for curling portions of hair 2. Strands of hair are wound about the spindle A and then a spacer 3 is placed about the spindle, after which another portion of the strands is wound about the spindle and spacer as shown in my earlier patent.

The spacers may be cut from a single or multiply fibrous sheet of any desired thickness into suitable shapes. Or the sheet may be cut into blanks of sufliciently large size that they may be folded into spacers of the desired shape and size. The folds may be left free and unadhered to the portions over which the folds are made, or, if desired, they may be adhered.

Most any type of paper is satisfactory, which is tough and strong, such as that made from kraft or combinations of kraft, sulphite, ground Wood and waste paper. It is sufficiently porous and absorbent to be permeable to the vapors generated from the liquids which are applied to the hair and heated in the curling treatment, but is nevertheless of great strength and toughness. Its character is such that the edges of the spacers do not result in any damage to the hair.

The spacers are sufficiently pliable to bend to an arcuate form conforming generally to the contour of the spindle when the hair is wound about the spindle and spacers, Thus, the spacers can be made fiat and do not have to be prebent and preformed to the general contour of the spindle, although, if desired, they may be arched to conform generally to the contour of the spindle.

While I have described the improved invention in detail and specifically referred to paper as representative of the material from which the spacers are to be formed, it will be understood that the invention is not thereb limited. Other materials which are suniciently soft, porous and pliable, so as not to have sharp edges, are satisfactory.

I claim:

1. A spacer device for use with a. hair waving spindle comprising a separate strip of flexible, fibrous material which is of less length than the spindle and is of less width than the circumference of the spindle.

2. A spacer device for use with a hair waving spindle comprising a separate strip of multiply flexible, fibrous material which is of less length than the spindle and is of less width than the circumference of the spindle.

3. A spacer device for use with a hair waving spindle comprising a member of flexible and porous character adapted to be laid on the spindle after a portion of a strand of hair is wound thereon and also adapted to be held in place and conform to the general contour of the spindle by continuing the winding of another portion of the strand of hair thereover.

4. A hair waving spindle for making substantial uniform coils of hair, and a flexible and porous spacer member applied thereto to make other substantially uniform, of larger diameter, coils of hair thereon, said member being flexed in conformity with the general contour of the spindle by the coils of hair wound around said member and spindle.

5. A spacer device for use with hair waving spindle comprising a member of less length than the spindle and of a flexible porous character adapted to be laid on the spindle after a portion of a strand of hair is wound on said spindle and also adapted to be held in place thereon and caused to conform to the general contour of the spindle by continuing the winding of another portion of the strand of hair around said memher and spindle.

MARY LOU URS. 

